Monday, January 16, 2017

The Manhattan Project (1986)

There is really nothing better than drifting back to the
1980s. Times were so different then, and even the storylines that came about in
movies were often more straightforward and unbelievable. My next review comes
from that era as well, the 1986 drama/thriller The Manhattan Project.

Plot/ A teen and his girlfriend make an atomic bomb with
plutonium stolen from a scientist dating his mother.

I remember watching this one in my teen years and found it extremely
similar to War Games, with a different underlying premise, after watching
again, those same feeling rose to the top. While I did enjoy the idea, I have
to admit that it is hard to suspend my belief on this one. No, not with the
ability to build the atomic bomb, or the fact that the government would try to
build a research facility within a community without telling the citizens, my
disbelief comes with everything else. The story is interesting (unbelievable,
yet interesting), the performances were decent, and for the most part, it has
held up to time. Unfortunately, it does not fit into any genre, as it is not
serious enough to be a drama, there is no tension, and it is rather predictable
(even though I have watched it before). In the end, this was an entertaining
movie for a quiet afternoon with the daughters. Would I search it out again?
No, but I am sure I could find something less entertaining to watch.